- Stephanie Grisham discussed the Justice Department’s decision to charge Peter Navarro, but not two other former Trump aides.
- Grisham said Trump’s aides should be punished if they do not co-operate with the commission on January 6.
- Grisham claims that Meadows helped plan non-standard meetings at the White House on January 6.
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Former White House spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said former Trump officials should be punished for not cooperating with a House of Representatives committee investigating the Capitol riot.
In a Sunday interview with CNN’s Jim Acosta, Grisham welcomed the Justice Department’s decision to charge former Trump aide Peter Navarro with refusing to execute a summons from the commission.
But she was critical of the decision not to charge former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and his deputy, Dan Scavino, for refusing to cooperate.
“I was really confused by that, certainly with Mark Meadows, who was chief of staff at the time and who led so many talks and meetings and carried out all of President Trump’s orders. I was puzzled by this, “Grisham said.
“I was happy to see what happened to Peter Navarro. That was important. I think that Trump’s team always disagrees without consequences. I know that just because I was part of this world and that was the attitude, we were very frivolous because no one would take us, “Grisham said.
“And so I think that with the latest decision of the Ministry of Justice, especially with Meadows, it’s just more than that – they disagree with all this, and it’s frustrating for a lot of people.”
Regarding Navarro’s accusations, she said: “I was happy to see that because he openly opposed the commission, he openly opposed everyone and I don’t think that will make him turn around … I think it’s so important we show people that your actions have consequences. “
During Trump’s presidency, Grisham was Trump’s press secretary as well as a close aide to First Lady Melania Trump and resigned from the administration following the Capitol uprising.
In scathing memoirs about her time working for Trump, Grisham claims that Meadows helped organize informal meetings for the president before January 6, 2021, in an attempt to protect the content of discussions from the National Archives.
Grisham also testified before the commission about the events that led to the riot.
Meadows initially co-operated with the commission on January 6, but overturned his decision and refused to co-operate. Scavino also refused to cooperate. Both say their work for Trump is protected by executive privileges.
Congress has accused both Navarro and Steve Bannon, another former Trump aide, of being accused of disrespecting Congress for refusing to cooperate with the committee.
The commission is due to hold its first public hearings this Thursday.
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